Re: [abcusers] (uffa) Standards vs. quality...

2003-08-01 Thread Bernard Hill
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED] , Guido Gonzato [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Why was Turbo Pascal so successful? Beacuse it broke all possible Pascal standard in existance. Not at all. It was successful for a different reason entirely. It took ISO Pascal, smashed it to the ground, burnt it, turned

[abcusers] s: syntax

2003-08-01 Thread I. Oppenheim
On Fri, 1 Aug 2003, Jean-Francois Moine wrote: I think an other information header should exist, which gives a completly different syntax: s:staff number \ bracket=[on | off] \ Jef, the proposed standard already uses s: for something different: 2.24. Symbol lines

Re: [abcusers] Floating voices

2003-08-01 Thread Bernard Hill
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], I. Oppenheim [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Dear Jef, I have written the following in the standard about %%staves. Please read it carefully: If voice blocks, voice groups, or single voices are separated from each other by a '|' character, no bar lines will be drawn

Re: [abcusers] Floating voices

2003-08-01 Thread I. Oppenheim
On Fri, 1 Aug 2003, Bernard Hill wrote: Shouldn't that be %%staves Solo [(S A) | (T B)] | {RH (LH1 LH2)} since the barline would interfere with any words sung. The only regular place that barlines *are* drawn through is in keyboard work. You're correct. Thank you! Irwin To

Re: [abcusers] Floating voices

2003-08-01 Thread Wil Macaulay
Given Bernard's statement, and that we are proposing incompatibilities anyway, I would propose that you only use a line if you _DO_ want barlines between staves. In other words, the default is not to join staves, but you can put a line between if you want barlines. wil Bernard Hill wrote:

Re: [abcusers] Floating voices

2003-08-01 Thread I. Oppenheim
On Fri, 1 Aug 2003, Wil Macaulay wrote: Given Bernard's statement, and that we are proposing incompatibilities anyway, I would propose that you only use a line if you _DO_ want barlines between staves. In other words, the default is not to join staves, but you can put a line between if you

Re: [abcusers] w: stuff \

2003-08-01 Thread John Chambers
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Re: [abcusers] Floating voices

2003-08-01 Thread John Chambers
I. Oppenheim writes: | On Fri, 1 Aug 2003, Wil Macaulay wrote: | | Given Bernard's statement, and that we are proposing | incompatibilities anyway, I would propose that you | only use a line if you _DO_ want barlines between | staves. In other words, the default is not to join | staves, but

Re: [abcusers] Floating voices

2003-08-01 Thread Bernard Hill
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], I. Oppenheim [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes On Fri, 1 Aug 2003, Wil Macaulay wrote: Given Bernard's statement, and that we are proposing incompatibilities anyway, I would propose that you only use a line if you _DO_ want barlines between staves. In other words, the

Re: [abcusers] Floating voices

2003-08-01 Thread Arent Storm
From: Wil Macaulay To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 4:59 PM Subject: Re: [abcusers] Floating voices Given Bernard's statement, and that we are proposing incompatibilities anyway, I would propose that you only use a line if you _DO_ want barlines between staves. In

Re: [abcusers] Floating voices

2003-08-01 Thread John Norvell
Seems more intuitive the way you suggest. John - Original Message - From: Arent Storm [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 5:17 PM Subject: Re: [abcusers] Floating voices From: Wil Macaulay To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 4:59

[abcusers] mensurstriche

2003-08-01 Thread Laura Conrad
I haven't read the new standard about multiple staves, but does it allow specification of bar's *between* the staves but *not* on them? This is something a lot of people (not me) like for early music that was originally published as unbarred parts. It's usually easier for modern players to

Re: [abcusers] Floating voices

2003-08-01 Thread David Webber
From: Bernard Hill [EMAIL PROTECTED] ..The only regular place that barlines *are* drawn through is in keyboard work. This is not true. On orchestral and band scores barlines are commonly drawn through on groups of staves corresponding to like instruments - eg all the strings; all the